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Cherwell Service Management vs JIRA Service Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 29, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Cherwell Service Management
Ranking in Help Desk Software
27th
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
27th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
JIRA Service Management
Ranking in Help Desk Software
2nd
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
88
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the IT Service Management (ITSM) category, the mindshare of Cherwell Service Management is 1.6%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of JIRA Service Management is 7.6%, down from 11.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Service Management (ITSM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
JIRA Service Management7.6%
Cherwell Service Management1.6%
Other90.8%
IT Service Management (ITSM)
 

Featured Reviews

Thobile Moeketsi - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager at Sasria SOC Ltd.
Having everything in one location has significantly improved our efficiency and reporting
We need to be on VPN in order to set up and access the solution, and that has created some challenges. Even though it uses our Windows login, we still have to be on VPN. The product should be able to log tickets directly from system to system. We haven't got there yet and I'm not sure it's possible but it would determine the product's capability to integrate with other systems.
Sohaib Ahmad - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President Service Delivery at quixel
Comprehensive workflows and data views have supported complex teams but still need cost improvements
JIRA Service Management is costly. The pricing structure needs improvement. When I add some plugins, I have to pay the cost for every user whether they are using it or not. For smaller companies, the detailed workflow editing and the kind of details that JIRA Service Management provides would be complex. For startups and smaller companies, JIRA Service Management would be complex. The cloud offering is easier because I don't have to manage the infrastructure. There are two templates of the project: company-managed and team-managed. Team-managed is a newer feature, which is good for startup-kind companies where they don't need control over data from multiple projects displaying in one dashboard. For startups, JIRA Service Management is somewhat complex with its schemes and everything. Capacity management should be improved in terms of additional features in the next release of JIRA Service Management.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The dashboard is very useful to get a quick overview of current tasks."
"Its integration features, orchestration features, and discovery tools are the most valuable. It is also pretty stable, and it can be as scalable as you want."
"All our activities are carried out in the one place."
"The most valuable features are problem management and change management."
"Clear processes with transparent responsibilities led to more efficiencies within the teams."
"The dashboard and the reporting functionality are the solution's most valuable features."
"The query language and the ability to create views of the data are very useful."
"Simplicity is a key aspect. It is not hard to use."
"The dashboards are nicely laid out."
"In Jira Service Management, the most beneficial features are process improvement, workflows, and escalations."
"Reporting and easy export to Excel spreadsheets."
"Jira lets us customize the workflow to meet our requirements. The email and alert features are also handy."
"It's easy to set up the solution."
"I'm mainly working in the ITSM module of JIRA Service Management, and the integration between the system incident and how you can link all the records to the change makes it quite powerful."
 

Cons

"The stability, specifically in the on-premises deployment model, could be improved."
"Access is only available if we're on VPN."
"Application service mapping, GRC, SecOps, and things like that need improvement."
"Areas for improvement would be the service catalog and customer catalog, which is not very user-friendly. The shopping cart experience is also terrible - you submit and go straight to the cart, you can't continue shopping or see your overall cost."
"Integration could be improved."
"The initial setup of JIRA Service Management can be complex for new users. There is a lot of configuration."
"There is no notification regarding language upgrades."
"The licensing model could be improved."
"The customizations in Jira could be improved by being simplified. They are currently very complex."
"The price is a point of contention for me. It does overall work out as a significant amount of money that will be spent over a shorter period of time."
"This solution lacks features for project management."
"​SaaS version for large organizations (more than 2000 users) is not available."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"For an ITIL user, the cost is probably about 50 bucks a month."
"Costs are about $50 per user per year. JIRA is sold in user tiers of 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 2000, 10,000, and unlimited users. It is bad when you have 51 users then the price is based on that 100 user tier. Users at 100 will be the most cost effective."
"It is one of the premium products on the market, but it is very costly, especially in the Indian market."
"It is a cheaply priced product."
"The price of the solution is becoming expensive and it should be reduced."
"It's not really expensive, especially when you compare to ServiceNow or other solutions, and it's not expensive to maintain."
"On a scale of one to five, with one being really high and five being good, I would rate the price of this solution as a four."
"We have an annual license with JIRA Service Management, but it is billed monthly."
"JSM's pricing is one of the best, starting at around $10 per user, per month, with volume discounts available."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Energy/Utilities Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Retailer
8%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise33
 

Also Known As

No data available
JIRA Service Desk, Atlassian Jira Service Management
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Ausenco, Highlights for Children, B/E Aerospace
mgm technology partners, Telestream, Build.com, Zend Technologies, OfficeDrop, PGS Software, American Diabetes Association, NEPTUNE Canada
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